The Republican journal., 1887-01-13
Supreme judicial Court.

JUDGE VIRGIN PRESIDING.
In the case of Edmund Il. Webb admr. VS.. Ed
mund A. Fuller, ct al tried last term the Judge
made the following decree
The case came on to be tried Hnd upon consider
alton 1t Is ordered and decreed that the verdict
dered by the jury upon the issues submitted to them
be confirmed; and that the defendants account to
the complainant for all moneys, Stocks bonds and
other property by them received as alleged in the
bill, and for all profits, dividends and ifcome de-
rived by them from the same and that they deliver
up and transfer to the complainant all said bonds,
the intestate alleged in the bill and now held by
them, and that they shall pay to the complain
hn ne eG % of an S an Mc nr"
and gains which they have received from the use
thereof prayed for in the bill; and that master
in chancery be appointed to state the amount due
from the defendants to the complainant to which
the case is sent.
The Grand Jury reported Thursday afternoon
and were discharged. They found but four indict-
ments, as follows
Martha NJ. Crockett, Swanvie, for the murder
of her husband.
Elbridge Robertson, of Belfast, two indictments.
One for an assault on Policeman Packard, and one
for an assault on Policeman Frisbee.
Thomas Collins, unknown, for an assault on City
Marshal Mcdonald.
Harrison Hayforl vs. city of Belfast An action
to recover $645l4, balance due on contract for sup
porting the poor of the city May TO- 1881, Mr.. Hay
ford made a contract with the city to support the
poor for three years at $1,000 per year The law is
that If an insane person, whether or not paupcr
is sent to the asylum it must be done by the city
authorities and the city is liable for the bill If the
person is pauper of course the city is liable, and
If not pauper then the city looks to other parties
for reimbursement. During the term of Mr.. Hay
fords contract three persons were sent to the asy-
lum, whom Mr.. Iiayfo claims were not paupers
and were not SO adjudged by the overseers of the
poor. Belfast paid the bills and deducted the same
from Mr.. Hayford's account. He protested. The
defence is that IIayford was liable under the
tract and it was his business. 1t is a question of
law and goes to the law court on report Fogler
for plff. Williamson for deft.
On Saturday Mrs. Martha NJ. Crockett was ar
raigned for the murder of her husband, and plead
ed not guilty.
Thomas Collins was also arraigned and pleaded
not guilty to an assault on the city marshal.
The case of james ID. Mathews vs.. James NJ.
Treat, heard before a referee was reported to the
court. 1t was for damages for fishing privilege
at stockton. The referees returned a verdict of
$50 for plf.
John d. Rust VS.. W. f. Trggs. These two cases
relate to same matters. The defendants own
houses on Belmont avenue Belfast The property
was formerly owned by ANel Hayford. Several
parties levied upon IIayford property when John
d. Rust, of Rockport, and sister, bought the
claim. AXcl IIayford conveyed the property to
his brother Harrison. The latter sold the lot in
question to Triggs, giving him warrantcc decd.
Triggs sold to Russell Harrison Hayford is the
real defendant. A portion of the levy rests on
these lots. The Court ordered judgment in favor
Of pln. Williamson 4 Brown for pin. Fogler for
defts.
Mary +. Hodges ct. ais, vs.. Ambrose +. ard
Annie 5. Heal, Lincolnville parties. An action of
trespass in cutting wood certain tract of land.
Verdict for delft. Thompson & Dunton for pin.
Fogler for deft.
George o. Bailey vs.. Inhabitants of Belfast. An
action to $4,000 for the value of the troting
horse Geo. o., which was accidentally killed
through an alleged defect in the street, March T.,
1855. Mr.. Bailey had bargainctl to sell the horse
for $1,000, the purchasers agent being in town.
Mr.. Bailey took the gentleman into the sleigh be
fore six o'clock in the morning to show off the
horse prior to the departure of the train. He
of the late Mrs. Lowney the horse SHE'D, tie
sleigh striking the hard snow at one side of the
road and overturned throwing both men out. The
horse ran to the opposite side, where Mr. Bailey
lost control of him, and then dashed down Church
street to the corner of Grove where he ran upon
the picket fence at the Capt. Joseph Thombs
house One of the iron picketS entered the horse s
hind leg, from the effects of which he died. The
plf alleges that the street was defective in being
too narrow, with high banks upon either side, that
he was using ordinary care and that the horse was
safe and kind. The defts claimed that the way
was not detective that the horse was a vicious
animal, a hotter, and that Mr.. Bailey was no, ex-
ercising due and ordinary care. The street was
broken out with triangle nearly twelve feet wide.
when the statute only equreS the apparatus to be
ten feet wide. The Judge ruled that no evidence
against the character of the horse was admissible
prior to one year from the time of the accident.
This shut out vast amount of evidence against
the horse. Verdict for pin. at S3jG.S. Fogler for
pln. Williamson for deft
Geo. Ill. Emerson of Castine, Edward II.
Bates, Belfast. An action to recover on three
promissory notes of 800 each. Dcft. claimed that
he made payments of notes from third parties
which were endorsed by PIN. Verdict for PHI for
s264.1o. Rogers for plf Brown for dett.
Terrence owen, Belfast, was admitted to Amer
lean citizenship.
Mary l.. Nickerson VS.. Rufus J.. Nickerson and
Dwelling House Insurance Co. trustee. ON trial.
Thompson Dt!nton for pin Robinson, of Bos-
ton, and Hartman for deft
At the trial of Mrs Crockett, for the murder of
her husband, the Judge says that after the seats in
the Court House filled he Shall allow no more
people in the room.
DIVORCES
Emma +. Reynolds OF Durham, from Osborne
l.. Reynolds of IIallowel
Athea f. Gardner, from Israel Gardner. Bel
fast parties
Laura Il. Stevens from Robert I. stevens, Bel
fast.